1 – The season that DSTV has had sponsorship of the Premier Football League in South Africa..
2 – The number of times Nedbank Cup winning Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila has changed ownership since start of the season. Also the number of television partners the DSTV Premiership has in SuperSport and the SABC.
3 – Number of hat tricks scored all season – Lebogang Manyama’s matchball winning goals from the 3-2 win over Golden Arrows, Tembisa-born Themba Zwane’s punishing of Amazulu in Sundowns with their 4-3 win and the Cameroonian Bienvenu Evanga’s effort in Chippa United’s 3-1 victory over Maritzburg United. Also the number of times Black Leopards have been relegated under the current premiership arrangement.
4 – The number of times Dan Malesela has been fired by the trigger-itchy, Chippa Mpengesi of Chippa United. The number also represents the number of times Sundowns have won the league on the trot.
5 – The number of Premier League teams in Gauteng and number of wins relegated Black Leopards registered all season.
6 – Ranking in Africa of the DSTV Premiership, according to the CAF five-year ranking system.
7 – The number of foreign coaches that has won the league – the late Ted Dimitru, Roy Barretto, Ruud Krol, Paul Dolezar, Stuart Baxter, Miguel Gamondi and Augusto Palacious.
8 – The number of ranking of Steve Komphela in terms of highest paid coaches in South Africa with a monthly salary of R550 000.
9 – Number of Chief Executive Officers the league has had since 1996.
10 – Number of draws for Sundowns and TTM and losses for Chiefs, Baroka and Celtic.
11 – Number of seasons Black Leopards has been in the premier division since inception of the league under its current status.
12 – The number that refers to the spiritual owners of the teams – the fans.
13 – Number of red card recipients this season. No repeat offenders. An unlucky number but it is the number of win by Baroka, lost games by TTM and Chippa United.
14 – Number of 36-year-olds and older in the premiership registered.
15 – Number of red card recipients with no repeat offenders and the prize money in Rand champions Mamelodi Sundowns won.
16 – Number of teams in the DSTV Premiership and number of goals scored by Bradley Grobler to be crowned top goal scorer.
